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    CVE-2008-4279

    The CPU hardware emulation for 64-bit guest operating systems in VMware Workstation 6.0.x before 6.0.5 build 109488 and 5.x before 5.5.8 build 108000; Player 2.0.x before 2.0.5 build 109488 and 1.x before 1.0.8; Server 1.x before 1.0.7 build 108231; and ESX 2.5.4 through 3.5 allows authenticated guest OS users to gain additional guest OS privileges by triggering an exception that causes the virtual CPU to perform an indirect jump to a non-canonical address.

    Published:Oct 6, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 6, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0007
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Esx
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Player
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Server
    Vendor
    Vmware
    Product
    Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2008-October/064860.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122331139823057&w=2
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32157
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32179
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32180
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497041/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31569
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020991
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2740
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45668
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5929

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High